CJEU Decisions On TFEU Article 34 in Keck - Free Essay Example

Sample details Pages: 9 Words: 2582 Downloads: 8 Date added: 2017/06/26 Category Law Essay Type Analytical essay Level High school Did you like this example? The CJEUs reasoning although not the result in Keck is unsatisfactory for two reasons. First, it is inappropriate to make rigid distinctions between different categories of rules, and to apply different tests depending on the category to which particular rules belong. Secondly, the exclusion from the scope of Article [34 TFEU] of measures which affect in the same manner, in law and in fact, the marketing of domestic products and those from other Member States amounts to introducing, in relation to restrictions on selling arrangements, a test of discrimination. Don’t waste time! Our writers will create an original "CJEU Decisions On TFEU Article 34 in Keck" essay for you Create order That test, however, seems inappropriate. Discuss this statement. Date authored: 03 rd September, 2014. Introduction The decision of Keck[1] concerns the interpretation of Article 34 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) [2] which is in turn concerned with removing any obstacles to inter-state trade within the EU. In aiming to foster the free movement of goods, this provision shares with numerous others the objective of creating a single, pan-European common market: a foundation of the Community-establishing Treat of Rome 1957 [3]. Kecks interpretation of Article 34 and its contribution to this wider objective has been the subject of much debate. Here, after a brief summary of the key jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) leading up to Keck, the specific criticisms made in the given statement – regarding the â€Å"rigid distinctions† and â€Å"test of discriminationin relation to restrictions on selling arrangements† to which Keck gave rise will be discussed. It shall be seen that while both criticisms hold water, they can and have also been countered on various levels, with the conclusion that Keck in fact had an overall positive influence on the law within the area. Summary of Article 34 jurisprudence leading to Keck As mentioned above, Article 34s direct purpose is to foster the free movement of goods by removing any obstacles to inter-state trade, reading: â€Å"Quantitative restrictions on imports and all measures having equivalent effect shall be prohibited between Member States†. Although the concept of quantitative restrictions is not defined, here it simply means a limitation on the number of goods that can be imported by member states. As regards â€Å"measures having an equivalent effect† to quantitative restrictions on imports, again there is no formal definition, however in Dassonville the CJEU propounded a formula widely used since, that all rules within the EU â€Å" capable of hindering, direc tly or indirectly, actually or potentially, intra-Community trade are to be considered as measures having an effect equivalent to a quantitative restriction† .[4] Ultimately, Dassonville paved the way for the landmark case of Cassis de Dijon [5] which confirmed that as well as discriminatory measures, Article 34 also captures non-discriminatory measures. The rationale given by the court for expanding Article 34s scope was that of â€Å"disparities between the national laws† of member states. [6] They reasoned that where imported products had to comply with regulations in both their home state and the state to which they exported this represented a disadvantage amounting to an obstruction to inter-state trade. Practically speaking, this distinction meant that regulations which required goods to be altered at the production or designing stage would normally be considered dual burden rules whereas regulations concerning how the goods are sold would generally be equal burden rules, and Cassis suggested that only the latter would be excluded from the scope of Article 34. Following Cassis, a number of issues came to the court, and while the CJEU generally adhered to the Cassis analysis as understood above [7], in several cases it did not.[8] One important example of the latter is the case of Torfaen Borough Council, [9] where the CJEU held that rules restricting shops from opening on Sunday could potentially be prohibited under Article 34, even though such a measure would clearly be an equal burden rule. Due to this such cases, and ultimately the divergence between these decisions and those found on the basis of the dual/equal burden distinction[10], many became concerned that the breadth of the Cassis test was too wide, that it was being abused, and effectively being utilised simply to protect the commercial freedom of traders rather than preclude obstacles to intra-community trade as such. [11] Keck attempted to rectify[12] this by explicitly propounding a further distinction between so called product rules â€Å"such as those relating to designation, form, size, weight, composition, presentation, labelling, packaging† which it deemed to be prohibited by Article 34 and â€Å"selling arrangements† which it deemed prima facie would not. [13] The distinction between product rules and selling arrangements The appropriateness of the distinction between product rules and selling arrangements is what the given statement calls into question., and this can only be assessed on the basis of its practical efficacy. In many cases the Keck distinction has been a success, dealing with complaints cogently. In Dinamic Medien[14], where the court held a rule in Germany placing restrictions on the sale of image storage media to young persons via mail order unless they had been reviewed as suitable and obtained a sticker to certified this was a product rule. They thus held it was prohibited by A rticle 34, reasoning that because it was a packaging requirement and also due to the fact imported goods of this nature would have to undergo a similar examination process in their home state such goods would be the subject of a dual burden. Similarly successful was Kecks use in Familiapress [15], where an Austrian rule which precluded the sale of magazines containing prize competitions was argued to fall within Article 34. Despite the argument that the prize was simply a selling arrangement, the CJEU contended that it would require changes to made to the product itself and therefore impose a dual burden on imports, notwithstanding the fact the rule was not directly discriminatory. However the problems with Keck can be seen where a rule does not seem to fit comfortable into either rigid category. The case of Morellato [16] concerned a rule imposing a requirement that bake-off bread (partially-baked bread, which needed a final cooking period before sale) be packaged and labe lled before sale. As this requirement was binding prior to the sale, it was evidently not a selling arrangement. Nevertheless, the court found that the rule was not prohibited by Article 34 on the basis that it simply was not a product rule, due to the product itself not needing to be altered before the sale. Similarly, but resulting in a different conclusion, was the case of Alfa Vita. [17] Also involving bake-off bread, the rule under discussion here required the product to be prepared only in traditional bread making environments (including facilities redundant to the specific process such as a flour store and kneading equipment). Despite the fact that the restriction of the sale of a product to a specific environment is an archetypal selling arrangement, [18] the court found this to fall outside of Article 34 on the basis of it clearly not being a product rule, requiring the product to be altered in substance. This shows that the assertion in the above statement is at least to some extent accurate. While the outcome of both Morellato and Alfa Vita is intuitively correct in terms of not preventing obstacles to inter-state trade, the courts judgements and reasoning were effectively shoehorned into the Keck distinctions in a way not envisaged in the initial articulation. Many have criticised Keck [19] in these terms and ultimately claimed the distinction between the rules to be overly formalistic, too little attention paid to the effect of rules and too much to their form. This argument certainly has some traction, although it perhaps neglects to appreciate the fact that the distinctions, while formal, are premised on conclusions concerning the effect of rules. The Keck proviso The second part of the given statement refers to a section of the Keck formulation exclusively concerning selling arrangements, often referred to as the Keck proviso. This condition qualifies the presumption that selling arrangements should fall outside of Article 34s scope by stating that this should be the case only providing that â€Å" those provisionsaffect in the same manner, in law and in fact, the marketing of domestic products and of those from other Member States† . This condition effectively â€Å"amounts to introducing, in relation to restrictions on selling arrangements, a test of discrimination† as per the essay statement under analysis. In itself, this would not be a big development considering discriminatory measures are a priori captured in any case; however by stating â€Å"in fact† Keck propounds a wider test of indirect discrimination as regards selling arrangements. The necessary investigations into fact resulting from the Keck proviso mean that often, the CJEU will defer to the national court after making an initial determination of whether or not a provision may fall within Article 34 should evidence be found. [20] Where the court considers itself to have a sufficient amount of market knowledge, it has decided on questions of fact, finding selling arrangements to fall within Article 34 by virtue of the Keck proviso. [21] In many cases however, a selling arrangement will be intrinsically discriminatory and wi ll require little investigation by the court; such as cases where there is a restriction imposed on sales based on proximity, as other Member States will automatically be at a disadvantage. [22] Whether the Keck proviso is inappropriate as contended in the essay statement is unclear. Clearly, there are situations where selling arrangements rightfully fall within Article 34 and it makes good sense for this to be provisioned for. On the other hand, Advocate-General Jacobs, in his Opinion in case Leclerc-Siplec [23], opines that the element of discrimination, as reintroduced by Keck, is irrelevant because if a rule â€Å"hinders inter-state trade† it does so regardless of its effect on domestic trade. The issue with this is that hindrance to inter-state trade, as Jacobs refers to it, is difficult to define, this being the reason for some of the difficulties giving rise to Keck: that is, individuals using Article 34 to protect their commercial freedom as traders. Jacobs furthermore claims that irrespective of discrimination, selling arrangements will often have an effect on intra-community trade and that the difference between them and product rules was one of degree, not substance, dismissing the efficacy of the rigid distinction approach. He thus proposes a test ofâ€Å"substantial hindrance to market access† [24]. This concept started to gain a following in the academic world, [25] and over time began emerging as a term in a number of cases in the area, culminating in the Motorcycle Trailers Case. [26] Rather than replacing the tests of Keck, Cassis and Frankovic, through the Motorcycles case the CJEU appeared to merely supplement them with the following: â€Å"any other measure which hinders access of products originating in other Member States to the market of a Member State is also covered by that concept† .[27] The notion of market access, while approved of by many has been unequivocally and comprehensively rejecte d as an improvement by others, Snell arguing that it adds nothing to the existing framework, collapsing to encapsulate either economic freedom or anti-discrimination. [28] The fact Bernard, in supporting the notion of market access, even goes so far as to concede measures such as â€Å"extreme limits on opening hours may well substantially hinder access to the market and so should breach [Article 34)†, illustrates the danger that the concept effectively takes the law back to pre-Keck days where Article 34 is effectively used to protect commercial freedom. [29] Conclusion Through the above analysis, it can be seen that while the given statement makes general criticisms of Keck that can be substantiated from one perspective, upon deeper evaluation, it is by no means a certainty that Kecks tests are inappropriate. While its distinctions and proviso leave something to be desired and thus room for development, they represented a significant step forward in making the CJEUs analysis and reasoning more cogent, if not drastically changing the likely outcomes of specific cases. Bibliography Bernard C, Fitting the Remaining Piece into the goods and persons jigsaw (2001) 26 ELRev. 35 Chalmers D, European Union Law, Text and Materials (Cambridge University Press 2006) Chambers D, Repackaging the Internal Market-The Ramifications of the Keck Judgment (1994) 19 ELRev. 385 Craig P, EU Law Text Cases and Materials (4th edn OUP 2008) Gormley L, â€Å"Reasoning Renounced? The Remarkable Judgement in Keck and Mithouard (1994) EBLRev. 63 Snell J, The Notion of Market Access: A Concept or a Slogan?‘ (2010) 47 Common Market Law Review 437 Weatherill S, After Keck: Some thoughts on how to clarify the clarification‘, (1996) 33 Common Market Law Review 885 White E, In Search of the Limits to Article 30 of the EEC Treaty‘, (1989) 26 Common Market Law Review 235 Cases Joined Case C-267, 268-91, Keck and Mithouar d [1993] ECR I-6097 Case 8/74, Dassonville [1974] ECR 837 Case 120/78, Rewe-Zentrale AG v. Bundesmonopolverwaltung fà ¼r Branntwein [1979] ECR 649 (Cassis de Dijon) Case 75/81, Blesgen [1982] ECR 1211 Case C-23/89, Quietlynn [1990] ECR I-3059 Joined cases 60 and 61/84, Cinà ©thà ¨que [1985] ECR 2605 C-145/88, Torfaen Borough Council v BQ plc [1989] ECR 3851 Opinion of Advocate-General Tesauro in case C-292/92 Hà ¼nermund [1993] ECR I-6787 Paragraphs 25-28 Case C-244/06, Dynamic Medien [2008] ECR I-505 Case C-368/95, Familiapress [1997] I-3689 Case C-368/95, Familiapress [1997] I-3689 Joined cases C-158 and 159/04 Alfa Vita [2006] ECR I-8135 C-391/92, Commission v Greece (â€Å"Infant milk?) [1995] ECR I-1621 Joined cases C-34,35 36/95 De Agostini [1997] ECR I-3843 Case C-405/98, Gourmet International Products [2001] ECR I-1795 Commission v. Germany (Hospital Medical Supplies) [2008] ECR I-6935 Case C-322/01 DocMorris [2003] ECR I -14887 C-412/93 Leclerc-Siplec ([1995] ECR I-179 Opinion of AG Kokott in case C-142/05 Mickelsson and Roos [2009] ECR I-4273 [1] Joined Case C-267, 268-91, Keck and Mithouard [1993] ECR I-6097. [2] Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (As Amended by the Treaty of Lisbon 2007). [3] Treaty of Rome 25 March 1957. [4] Case 8/74, Dassonville [1974] ECR 837. [5] Case 120/78, Rewe-Zentrale AG v. Bundesmonopolverwaltung fà ¼r Branntwein [1979] ECR 649 (Cassis de Dijon). [6] Ibid paragraph 8. [7] Case 75/81, Blesgen [1982] ECR 1211; Case C-23/89, Quietlynn [1990] ECR I-3059. [8] Joined cases 60 and 61/84, Cinà ©thà ¨que [1985] ECR 2605. [9] C-145/88, Torfaen Borough Council v BQ plc [1989] ECR 3851. [10] Supra footnote 7. [11] See Opinion of Advocate-General Tesauro in case C-292/92 Hà ¼nermund [1993] ECR I-6787 Paragraphs 25-28. Also see E White, In Search of the Limits to Article 30 of the EEC Treaty‘, (1989) 26 Common Market Law Review 235. [12] See Supra 1 paragraph 14 whe re the courts states this as its intention explicitly. [13] Supra footnote 1 paragraphs 15 and 16. [14] Case C-244/06, Dynamic Medien [2008] ECR I-505. [15] Case C-368/95, Familiapress [1997] I-3689. [16] C-416/00, Morellato [2003] ECR I-9343. [17] Joined cases C-158 and 159/04 Alfa Vita [2006] ECR I-8135. [18] C-391/92, Commission v Greece (â€Å"Infant milk?) [1995] ECR I-1621; Quietlynn [1990] ECR I-3059. [19] See D.Chambers, Repackaging the Internal Market-The Ramifications of the Keck Judgment (1994) 19 ELRev. 385. [20] This was the case for example in De Agostini where the court had to decide whether a ban on television advertising of magazines for children was captured by Article 34. Since television, as contended by De Agostini, may be the â€Å" only effective form of promotion enabling it to penetrate the Swedish market since it had no other advertising methods for reaching children and their parents† the court held that despite being a selling arrangement, in fact the rule may discriminate against imports, but left it to the domestic court to decide. Joined cases C-34,35 36/95 De Agostini [1997] ECR I-3843. [21] Case C-405/98, Gourmet International Products [2001] ECR I-1795. [22] Commission v. Germany (Hospital Medical Supplies) [2008] ECR I-6935; Case C-322/01 DocMorris [2003] ECR I-14887. [23] C-412/93 Leclerc-Siplec ([1995] ECR I-179. [24] Also see Opinion of AG Kokott in case C-142/05 Mickelsson and Roos [2009] ECR I-4273. [25] See for example, S.Weatherill, After Keck: Some thoughts on how to clarify the clarification‘, (1996) 33 Common Market Law Review 885); and L.Gormley, Reasoning Renounced? The Remarkable Judgement in Keck and Mithouard (1994) EBLRev. 63. [26] C-110/05 Commission v Italy (motorcycle trailers) [2009] ECR I-519. [27] Ibid paragraph 37. [28] J Snell, The Notion of Market Access: A Concept or a Slogan?‘ (2010) 47 Common Market Law Review 437. [29] C.Bernard, Fitting the Remaining Piece into the goods and persons jigsaw (2001) 26 ELRev. 35 p.52.

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It was opined by Chief Justice Jervis in this case that: "We may now take for granted that the dealings with these companies are not like dealings with other partnerships, and that the parties dealing with them are bound to read the statute and the deed of settlement. But they are not bound to do more. And the party here, on reading the deed of settlement, would find, not a prohibition from borrowing, but a permission to do so on certain conditions. Finding that the authority might be made complete by a resolution, he would have a right to infer the fact of a resolution authorizing that which on the face of the document appeared to be legitimately done (Royal British Bank v Turquand, [1856])" The harsh implication of the doctrine of constructive notice, was served to be qualified by the Turquand case, under which any person who was conducting with the corporation was deemed to know about any restriction that may be there on the agents authority which would be contained in the by-laws and articles of the corporation. It was in the case of Mahony v East Holyford Mining Co (Mahony v East Holyford Mining Co, [1875]) that the House of Lords endorsed the Turquand case and this came to be knows subsequently as the indoor management rule. It has been stated in this case by Lord Hatherley that: "[The articles and by-laws of a corporation] are open to all who are minded to have any dealings whatsoever with the company, and those who do so deal with them must be affected with notice of all that is contained in those two documents. After that all that the directors do with reference to what I may call the indoor management of their own concern, is a thing known to them and known to them only; subject to this observation, that no person dealing with them has a right to suppose that anything has been or can be done that is not permitted by the [articles or by-laws] [W]hen there are persons conducting the affairs of the company in a manner which appears to be perfectly consonant with the articles of association, then those so dealing with them, externally, are not to be affected by any irregularities which may take place in the internal management of the company. They are entitled to presume that that of which only they can have knowledge, namely, the external acts, are rightly done, when those external acts purport to be performed in the mode in which they ought to be performed (Mahony v East Holyford Mining Co, [1875]) " After the Mahony decision of the court the IMR was made applicable through the world of common law. The IMR states that when a third party is dealing with a company in good faith without any notice of ground being there reasonably for suspicion of any irregularity or impropriety then under common law there will not be any impropriety or irregularity which shall effect it. This would be internal matters of the company then. Relief is provided under this rule to third party that the internal actions of the company are not required to review and it may be assumed that they have been fulfilled. Assumptions that third party can make (Krawitz, 2016): There are certain assumptions which can be made by the third party while it is contracting with the company. These assumptions are as mentioned below: The directors board meetings had been held and conducted in a manner that was proper; There were defects in the procedure of the appointment of the director; and There has been obtained any required board meeting or general meeting under the replaceable rule or the constitution. Exceptions to the IMR are (Krawitz, 2016): There however, exist certain exceptions with respect to the IMR. These assumptions deny the right to the third to claim protection under the IMR and the company can make such contract void at its own instance. These exceptions are as mentioned below: The Put on Inquiry exception, if the third party had not made reasonably inquiry that any reasonable person would make, then the court will not apply the IMR. IMR benefit cannot be obtained by an insider, in the Morris v. Kannsen there were two reasons that were enumerated by the court (Morris v. Kannsen, [1875]). First being that under IMR position of Director is not same as a third party. The purpose of the rule is protection of third party who does not know companys internal workings therefore a director cannot take relief under it. The second narrower reason is that a directors transaction with the company is a in a way transaction in itself. Hence, the not knowing advantage is not to be claimed. The Actual Knowledge Irregularities, if there was an actual knowledge that the person had with respect to the irregularity then the IMR would not be applicable. The company is not to take the benefit of IMR, this protection is granted to only those people who would not be able to know the companys internal workings. The IMR under Corporations Act (Cth.) has been contained in section 128 and 129 though some application of this rule still remains to be incorporated (Bank of New Zealand v Fiberi Pty Ltd, [1994]). In cases where the section 128 and 129 would not be applicable reliance can be placed by the third party on IMR. The main purpose of these provisions was to ensure that the third party who are dealing in good faith with people purported to have authority is protected from claims by the company later that such authority was not there. There is protection which is provided under section 128 and 129 of the Act to the third party and certain assumption have been allowed to be taken by them when they deal with companies (Fridman, 2016). However, if they were aware or suspected some irregularity then these sections cannot be relied on. There is a certain overlapping between the assumptions under a statute and those under common law. The parliament has through its decision introduced a change in the statutes so that the law which relates to the rule of business convenience is adjusted. The statutory assumptions recognize that the individuals transactions with the companies form a fundamental party of the economic society. Thus there is some kind of inadequacy with the decisions that had been taken in the 60s and 70s to the situation currently (Griggs, 2016). It was stated in the case of Morris v Kanssen by Simonds LJ that unless an assumption is allowed that, that which appears to be in order is actually in order the business wheels will not turn. It was stated with respect to the Common Law rule of IMR by Kirby P that some exceptions were there that this rules needs to be subjected to, and though this rule is very old it is still important for ensuring that the business runs smoothly. It was also further stated by him that not only is this rule a necessary requirement but also that there should be more importance that should be placed on it. The parliament recognized this importance of IMR and attempt has been made by it to form a legislation which it turn provided with more effect of the rule which the Turquand case had established. There the statutory assumptions which have been given under the Acts 128 and 129 are essential. Further, it is also submitted there is an increase importance which is being placed on these statutory assumpt ions. Therefore, conclusively it can be stated that the universal and unconditional goal that law has is not the third partys protection which is transacting with a company at the expense of all the other competing considerations. There is relief which this rule allows to the third party from the requirement of inspecting whether the internal management of the company is sound and whether all the requisite requirements for a particular transaction have been fulfilled by the company. The law requires that there must be protection that is given to the third party. However, it is necessary that such third party must be acting in complete good faith and innocently. Thus, this is the reason why a balance is sought to be achieved between the statutes and this is the main reason as to why there has been a formulation of the business convenience rule. This business convenience rule established is a deviation from the previously established wherein if there was a contract which was entered by a thi rd party with a company through a person who purported to be acting on the behalf of the company. 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